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Zhàoyáng is retained because its written form appears in a modern surname dataset. This confirms the recorded form, not a complete historical lineage.
Zhàoyáng Surname
Surname profileZhàoyáng / Chao-yang
Surname Profile
Surname TypeCompound surname
Verified scopeSurname form and the fields listed below
Surname pronunciationZhàoyáng
Wade-GilesChao-yang
Origin / ancestor以族爲氏：衛公族有趙陽氏。：据《潛夫論》
Pending further studyClan hall, Commandery, Distribution
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Verified fields
- Surname pronunciation
- Zhàoyáng
- Wade-Giles
- Chao-yang
- Origin / ancestor
- 以族爲氏：衛公族有趙陽氏。：据《潛夫論》
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